Hello Dave (with appropriate warnings to all): I acquired a 8 kilo Nantan two years ago at Tucson. ($400.00 from a wholesaler). I was sure that there would be iron inside as it seemed good and solid when I poked around the crust, even scratching it with my key and seeing bright metal. Later I whacked it with a sledge hammer to see what would happen and it broke into 3 nice even pieces. It was one with the layered metal, oxidized in between plates, and a thick (maybe 2-3 inches of oxidized shale around it). The exposed fractures promptly rusted, and now I see exfoliation and separation in the shale. If I get around to it, I could epoxy the pieces back together and fill any voids and it would be a rather nice looking piece, but I fear with the pealing, it will only be a few years now before it goes the way of all good, (or bad depending on your point of view) Nantans.
Ron Hartman ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: metlist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 2:21 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] giving my Nantan a thrashing.... > Hi folks, > I thought I sent this to the list a few days ago but I don't recall seeing > it, so here it is again. My 1.5kg Nantan is, predictably, on the crumble. > If I were to give it a good whacking with a hammer to remove the shale, > would I be likely to find myself with 1.5kg of useless binworthy shale, or > would I find an iron 'nugget' in the middle of it all? > Guesses please!!! > > -- > In gentle decay, > dave > > IMCA #0092 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (for IMCA member contact) > > http://www.meteorites.ic24.net/index.html > > http://www.meteoritecollectors.org > > "I have a proof that x^n+y^n=z^n never has integer solutions for n>2. > However, it won't fit into my signature file...." > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
